Toy log cabin



July 26, 1960 R. H. HQUK 2,946,150

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3 INVENTOR.

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United States PatentO ice v V TOY LOG CABIN Robin H. Honk, 2562 36th St. NW., Washington, D-C.

Filed Oct. 21, 1955, Ser. No. 542,045

1 Claim- (CI. 46-28) My invention relates to toys, and more specifically, to a toy log cabin.

The object of the invention is to provide a light inexpensive toy log cabin in which children may play.

Another object of the invention is to provide a kit of unassembled parts from which a realistic toy log cabin can be constructed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a toy log cabin the logs of which may be easily assembled by the folding and securing of pieces of corrugated cardboard or the like with the form of developed views of the logs.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, like numerals indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the toy log cabin,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the toy log cabin,

Fig. 3 shows a developed view of each type of log,

Fig. 4 shows a side elevation of each type of log as it appears when formed,

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the U-shaped wire used for securing the positions of the various elements,

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the log separator for logs form ing door and windowapertures,

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary section through a side wall, taken along line 7-7 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the roof covering assembly,

Fig. 9 is a developed view of the gable forming element, and,

Fig. 10 is a developed view of the chimney.

It is assumed that the commercial version of the toy log cabin would comprise a box containing all the pieces of corrugated cardboard or the like needed for the assembly of the cabin, the six wooden stitfeners 11 for the door and window logs, and enough wire fasteners 9 to secure the necessary elements for the construction of the cabin. The largest piece of construction material would be one of the sheets of roof covering which would be folded lengthwise for packing.

The log cabin is comprised of'the various logs as noted in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, door and window stiffeners 11, slotted log separators 10 for the logs forming the door and window apertures, two gable forming elements 6, two sheets of roof covering 7 with connecting strip 13, and the chimney 8. The two side walls are of identical construction, while the rear wall is wholly composed of type 3 logs. For the assembly of the walls all logs are placed with open faces down. The base logs 1 of the front and rear walls are laid first, then the first log level of the side walls laid utilizing the two logs 2. This alternate building up of a level of logs for the fiont and rear walls followed by a building up of a level of logs for the side walls proceeds until the walls are completed with the exception of the uppermost logs 5 of the side walls. Each succeeding level of side Wall logs has its notched. ends extending over and interlocking with the notches of the level of logs of the front and rear walls below.

Patented July 26, 1960 Each log level for eachwall is of the type log noted in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.

The logs are easily assembled, each log being cut from a single sheet of corrugated cardboard or the like as shown in Fig. 3. tin the commercial version there would be indented lines marking all places for folding, shown as dotted lines on all developed views of the logs in Fig. 3. The indentations will insure a straight and accurately located fold.' After folding the developed view of each log so as to form the correct log as shown in Fig. 4, a U-shaped wire 9 is inserted from the outside of the log through each set of aligned holes, the ends of the wire protruding inside the log. These protruding ends are grasped between the thumb and forefinger and twisted as shown in Fig. 7, the folded faces thus being secured in their relative positions. g

The 'U-shaped wire 9 is shown in-Fig. 5. The wire is of a pliable type which can be easily twisted, yet which offers a secure type fastening. The U-shaped wire 9 is the only fastening device used in the construction of the cabin.

To add to the realistic appearance of the cabin a slight separation of a fraction of an inch is imparted to the logs' by cutting the developed views of the logs such that the notches formed are A of an inch less than /2 the depth of a type 1, 3, 4, or 5 log. For the ends of the logs which form the door and window apertures this separation is accomplished through the use of the log separator 10 as shown in Fig. 6. A log separator 10 is placed on the stiffener 11 between each log as shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2, and Fig. 7.

In Fig. 7 a fragmentary section through a side wall shows a stiffener 11 for the window of .a side wall. Stifieners for the doorway and windows are placed in the same manner, the only diiference. being that the stifieners for the doorway are longer and extend through more type 4 logs. The purpose of the stitfeners is to impart rigidity to the logs forming the door and window apertures. Each stiffener extends through the slots in the top of a log 1 forming the sill, thence upon through the slots of the logs 4 forming the sides'of the door or window, as the case may be, and through the slots in the top of the log 1 forming the upper horizontal boundary of the aperture.

The roof covering 7, the gable forming elements 6, the chimney 8, and the uppermost logs S-of each side wall are then assembled. As shown in Fig. 8 the roof covering assembly is made up of the two roof covering elements 7 which are overlapped by the connecting strip 13.

The connecting strip 13 is secured to the roof covering elements 7 by wire fasteners. With their connecting flaps covering and secured to the roof covering by wire fasteners. Next, a log 5 is secured by wire fasteners to the horizontal edge of each gable forming element 6. Being completed, the roof assembly is placed on the completed walls such that the ends of the attached logs 5 extend over and interlock with the notches of the uppermost logs 3 of the front and rear walls, thus completing the toy log cabin.

The drawings illustrate a commercial form of the in- V vention, but it will be understood that the same is capable of certain modifications as to size, details of construction, arrangement, and combination of'parts within the a scope of the invention.

Having described my invention, I claim:

A simulated log construction made from sheet material adapted to be cut, shipped and stored in flat condition for occupying a minimum of space, the simulated log comprising 'anelongatedstrip-of sheet material having a tendency to unfold provided withtwo longitudinal fold linesdefining a'center section and sidesections, said fold lines also defining the inner edges of the side sections, the outer edges of said side sections being free, said center section and an adjacent portion-of each side sec- .tion being cut completely through in transverse lines to form a'notch adjacent at leastjone end, the tranverse cut lines being spaced the width of said'center section, the transverse cut lines extending into the inner edge portions of the side sections adjacent the center section whereby the sheet materialmay be folded on the longitudinal fold lines so that the 'sidesections are substantially parallel and the notch is open so thatan adjacent simulated log may be placed in the open notch formed bythe transverse cut lines and the ends of the open notch will contact the free edges'of the 'side'sections of such adjacent simulated log to maintain the side sections of such adjacent simulated log in folded relation and the tendency of the side sections of such simulated log to return to flat condition will cause resilient frictional contact with the ends of the open notch assuring eifective retention of assembly of two or more logs in overlapping transverse relation so that the free edge portions of one simulated log may be received in the open notch of a cooperating adjacent simulated log.

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